Fasciolariidae 旋螺科：Shell medium to large in size, robust with long anterior canal. Surface ornamented by thick axial ribs and spiral sculpture, frequently covered by velvety periostracum. Aperture oval. Outer lip not thickened with spiral cords on inner wall. Operculum leaf-shaped, downwardly situated nucleus. Soft part reddish. Central tooth of radula narrow with 3 cusps. Lateral tooth wide with many ctenoid cusps. Carnivorous. Three subfamilies in Japanese waters: Fasciolariinae is usually large in size, with shoulder knods, thin periostracum, and columellar folds. Peristerniinae has medium-sized shell ornamented by thick axial ribs overridden by slender spiral cords. Fusininae has shell of medium to large in size, ornamented by distinct spiral cords, covered by thick periostracum with no columellar folds and long anterior canal. |
Senitfic Name |
Chinese Name |
omenclator |
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| Simplicifusus hyphalus |
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(M. Smith, 1940) |
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| Sinisstralia gallagheri |
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(Smythe & Chatfield, 1981) |
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